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tag: cedar

Cedar Siding Art

tagyerit, member | May 23rd, 2012

    While I've worked as a carpenter handyman for many years, this was my first decorative siding project. I call him, "The Giant at the Back Door".  I've gotten so much positive feedback from...

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Storage Shed

Matthiasi, member | August 12th, 2011

This is our Storage Shed. I designed it in 2003 after we purchased this property. Built it the following year after a lengthy permit & variance odyssey. Approximate size is 440sq.ft floor area...

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Modern cedar shed

Aaron, member | August 11th, 2011

Our home is a flat-roofed midcentury modern design, so when it came time to build a shed, the roof needed to be flat (or nearly flat) to fit with our house style.  I chose to use 6 by 6 timbers...

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Cedar Rabbit Hutch

RonBesser, member | April 15th, 20101 comment

When my 11-year old daughter Deborah brought home a new pet bunny, it was time to get to work on a hutch. Knowing our white cedar deck stands up well to the New Jersey winters, Inbspfound...

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Cedar sculpture

WWG_Contracting, member | April 2nd, 20101 comment

Building a laminated cedar radius. Brief over view  Using a 4x8 sheet of plywood with 2x4 framing on both 8' sides, 4' side and a cross brace on the diaganol. This keeps the platform true. After...

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Picket Fence

clarkatron, member | August 24th, 20092 comments

This is a fence my father and I recently completed for a small home here in Houston. The plan was to build a white picket fence that would more or less match the house's existing trim, but wouldnt...

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Cedar deck and pergola

BDW, member | June 11th, 2009

I built these not long before I sold the house, so unfortunately I didn't get to enjoy them myself. The deck was my own design, with basic ideas culled from a variety of sources. It was built with...

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Backyard Cottage

Boleo, member | March 15th, 2009

This is a 350 s.f. cottage with a 13 x 20 foot main room for living room/bedroom purposes, and a 5 x 18 foot area divided into tub/toilet, lavatory, and closet.  It will serve as a pool house...

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Cedar Wood Shed

ManKnit, executive producer | February 6th, 20093 comments

I've been dreaming about a cedar shed to store my firewood for the Winter and finally got around to building one last year. I'm a woodworker, not a carpenter, so working in such a large scale...

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